A review by redheadreading
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Lots of sighing and perhaps a thousand sleeves wettened by tears (and those were just mine as I rustled up the motivation to continue reading), I can appreciate its importance in the history of literature but I found it dull and repetitive. Genji is an absolute pest who somehow manages to be worse than all of the other abhorrent men in this book.